Responsibilities:
- Strategic Investment Identification - Lead the identification, analysis, and evaluation of potential investment opportunities (M&A, JV, partnerships) including:
- > Build financial models to evaluate the financial impact of investments
- > Perform market research, competitive landscape and industry benchmarking
- > Evaluate companies’ business models and develop investment theses
- Due Diligence and Financial Analysis - Oversee the due diligence process for potential investments, assessing financial performance, operational capabilities, market positioning, and risks. Prepare presentations to provide investment recommendations based on a comprehensive analysis of qualitative and quantitative factors
- Deal Structuring and Negotiation - Support the structuring and negotiation of investment deals, working closely with legal, finance, and operational teams to ensure favourable terms that align with the company’s strategic objectives.
- Portfolio Management – Monitor the performance of existing investments by tracking key operational and financial metrics, identifying areas for value creation, and supporting strategic and operational initiatives across portfolio companies
- Stakeholder Management - Build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, legal teams, external advisors, and potential partners.
Requirements:
- Has a tertiary qualification or equivalent
- Minimum 2 years' working experience in corporate finance, investment banking, strategy, tech, or equivalent
- Equipped with strong commercial acumen
- Excellent financial analysis and modelling skills
- Strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture while managing granular details
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities within fast-paced and dynamic work environments
- Possess strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including ability to ask relevant and probing questions
- Proficient in MS Excel, with a strong understanding of functions such as VLOOKUP and INDEX-MATCH, and in MS PowerPoint, as you’ll be required to present clear and concise insights
- Good command of English and Bahasa Malaysia; proficiency in Mandarin is an added advantage